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  1. #1
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    Default Friend Caught Shoplifting, Says We Were Stealing Too

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: NJ

    So we were shopping in the Century 21 store in northern bergen with my brother and my friend.
    However, when we were browsing the stores and picking up some merchandises that we were thinking of buying, after spending almost an hour in the store, I decided not to and dropped the merchandises in some other shelf (flip flops).
    So not buying anything, we walked out of the store, my brother went out first, then my frined and I, then my friend but when my friend walked out, the alarm went off.

    Ok, so my brother not knowing the situation, he went to other store but my friend called me that he needed money, and the security manager asked me how old am I and am I family member of him.
    I said I am 17 and I am not his family member.
    Then I waited at the exit while my friend was in the security room, (my brother shopping in the other store) and my brother and I just went home after the manager said I can go.

    But today, the store manager called my mom saying that we are part of the shoplifting (even though I did not give any names or addresses, I think my friend told them).


    Edit. We were charged with shoplifting a year ago but our cases were dismissed and expunged. We have not done anything illegal since then.

    How do we get out of this? We didn't steal anything and did not conceal anything, only suspicious thing we did was walking around with the flip flops and leaving those in different section.

    My brother is in college that he can't come here often if they report us to the police (they might have already...).

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    Default Re: Friend Accusing on Us

    how do you get out of what? Unless you are charged with shoplifting by the police or at least accused, formally, by the store, there is nothing to get out of.

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    Default Re: Friend Accusing on Us

    He is telling the police that we helped him steal
    The problem is that we were charged with shoplifting a year ago but was dismissed and expunged but it was our mistake to meet friend like him.
    If the police looks at our record and since his is clean, the police will be more suspicious on us...
    I don't want to be involved in this for his crime..

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    Default Re: Friend Accusing on Us

    You were with your friend, so you were shoplifting too. You also need to find yourself a new friend.

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    Default Re: Friend Accusing on Us

    Quote Quoting Who'sThatGuy
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    You were with your friend, so you were shoplifting too. Y.
    not necessarily true. There has to be some knowledge of the crime and complicit actions. Being with a person stealing is not in itself enough to charge the uninvolved party.

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